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Title: Simple question about practice ammo making.
Post by Duckhands on Mar 16^th, 2021 at 9:14am

What are the best, (in your opinions) air dry materials for making sturdy dense practice ammo? I have heard to use quick dry cement, and looked at some air dry terracotta clay, but am not familiar with either, or other potential ammos, excluding rocks obviously.

Title: Re: Simple question about practice ammo making.
Post by Morphy on Mar 16^th, 2021 at 9:38am

Concrete was an old favorite of mine. Works excellent and makes extremely accurate ammo. Pretty dense and quite strong when made right. (Crap when made wrong) .

Air dry clay is another common one used. Clay for me is a last resort. I like it but its not as dense as I would like.

Title: Re: Simple question about practice ammo making.
Post by Jaegoor on Mar 16^th, 2021 at 9:58am

https://youtu.be/ExE_y1fro6A beton

https://youtu.be/duIY6d_iw00 Lehm

;)

Title: Re: Simple question about practice ammo making.
Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 16^th, 2021 at 10:39am

You should have posted this one Jaegoor. :)

This is a slightly different route. The tutorial part starts around 2:45.

https://youtu.be/5nQQk8meHXE

I finally remembered to order a bunch of balloons. So I'll be making a couple dozen rusty balls as soon as they arrive.

Title: Re: Simple question about practice ammo making.
Post by Duckhands on Mar 16^th, 2021 at 11:10am

Oh, very nice. Thanks fellas I might have to try all of the above, as I can afford material. I am thinking about getting some 2.5" silicone ice ball molds, as well as some nfl style football shaped ones for cement, and other materials. I am surely wanting to make some of the rusty balls also

Title: Re: Simple question about practice ammo making.
Post by Kick on Mar 16^th, 2021 at 12:17pm

Ice balls are fantastic. Was it me that converted you Joe? I don't remember now but I've converted a fair few people to the way of the ice ball :D

Title: Re: Simple question about practice ammo making.
Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 16^th, 2021 at 1:54pm

Kick wrote on Mar 16^th, 2021 at 12:17pm:

Was it me that converted you Joe?

Totally. You planted that seed shortly after I joined the forum. I've gone that way and never looked back. :D

Title: Re: Simple question about practice ammo making.
Post by Kick on Mar 16^th, 2021 at 3:27pm

Ha! Good! I have a new toy turning up sometime soon that I think should be good for a shotgun sling :D

One of these:
https://www.prisma.fi/fi/prisma/plastex-jaapalapullo

17 at a time! Not that big and not full balls but that's why I think it will be good for a shotgun sling.

Title: Re: Simple question about practice ammo making.
Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 16^th, 2021 at 4:04pm

Cool! Keep me posted on how it works.

I have a couple cheap plastic molds that make small ice balls. Those are the ones I've used in all my shotgun sling videos. They do work well. Just not a lot of distance because the mass of each ball is very low.

Title: Re: Simple question about practice ammo making.
Post by Duckhands on Mar 16^th, 2021 at 5:02pm

Sweet, I might be curious to see said shotgun sling video lol.